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The venue has been changed from Kolkata to Guwahati With the Olympic Council of Asia and the Asian Athletics Association not responding to the Athletics Federation of India’s request to extend the entry deadline for the coming Asian Games, the AFI has advanced the four-day National inter-State championship from July 15 to the last week of June. There is also

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NEW DELHI: India’s leading track and field athletes like discus throwers Vikas Gowda and Seema Punia or high jumper Tejaswin Shankar and hurdler Siddhanth Thingalaya, who are training privately in India and abroad away from the national camp, will have to mandatorily appear for the Asian Games selection trial at the Interstate meet in Guwahati later next month. A no-show

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What’s the story? In a blow to India’s medal hopes, high jumper Tejaswin Shankar has been ruled out due to an injury from the Asiad. The young high jumper will not be taking part in the interstate meet in Guwahati, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) confirmed to Sportskeeda, and, as a result, will fail to qualify for the Asian

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AFI Media 10 June 2018 Gifu, Japan. India saved their best for the last day of competition at the 2018 Junior Asian Athletics Championships in Gifu, Japan as they won two gold medals, a silver and a bronze on Sunday. Kamalraj Kanagaraj and Ajit Kumar won gold medals in the men’s triple jump and 5000m, the Indian women’s 4x400m team

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AFI Media 09 July 2018 Gifu, Japan. Indian athletes continued their medal run on the third day of the 2018 Junior Asian Athletics Championships winning a gold medal and two bronze medals in Gifu (Japan) on Saturday. With a single day of competition remaining, Indian athletes have already won three gold medals, one silver and nine bronze medals. India won

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AFI Media 08 June 2018 Gifu, Japan. Quarter miler Jisna Matthew led India’s charge on the second day of the 2018 Asian Junior Athletics Championships winning a gold medal in the women’s 400m race. Five other Indian athletes would win  bronze medals on Friday as India took their medal tally to two gold medals, one silver and seven bronze medals

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AFI Media 07 June 2018 Gifu- Japan. India got their campaign at the 2018 Asian Junior Athletics Championships off to a strong start winning four medals – a gold, a silver and two bronze – on the first day of the four day event. Ashish Jakhar was the star of the opening day, as he set a new national record

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